Email: inger@prio.org
Mobile phone: (+47) 938 02 492
X: @IngerSkjelsbaek
Research Professor at the PRIO Center on Gender, Peace and Security. Leader of the EuroWARCHILD project.
Event
30 Jun 2026–2 Jul 2026
On 30 June - 2 July, PRIO's Centre on Gender, Peace and Security will participate in the annual Missing Peace Initiative (MPI) Scholars Network Workshop.
News
Friday, 29 May 2026
As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies , PRIO and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security hosted a PhD-level course on Gender, Peace and Conflict, from May 27 to 29.
Recorded event
Tuesday, 21 Apr 2026 09:00–10:00 UTC+02
The experiences of women affected by conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Bosnia and Herzegovina reflect a long and often incomplete struggle for recognition, justice, and healing.
Thursday, 6 Nov 2025
On 4 November, a special issue of the Norwegian-language journal Internasjonal Politikk was launched at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).
Monday, 16 Jun 2025
The international conference “From Gender Justice to Sustainable Peace: A 25-Year Vision – Women, Peace and Security” was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12–13 June 2025, at a pivotal moment for the global peace and security agenda.
Monday, 10 Mar 2025
EuroWARCHILD at the ISA Annual Convention 2025 At the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention in Chicago, held from 2–5 March 2025, members of the EuroWARCHILD project contributed to key academic discussions on children born of war.
Friday, 6 Dec 2024
On 6 December the GPS Centre hosted a closed roundtable event on the topic of Children Born out of War in Bosnia, in relation to the UiO Human rights award.
Tuesday, 8 Oct 2024
PRIO Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk with a new non-fiction book titled: Sarajevos roser. Krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv [Sarajevo Rose: The war in Bosnia and its aftermath].
Monday, 22 Jun 2026
On 19 June, the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, PRIO researcher Inger Skjelsbæk participated as an invited expert in a panel discussion hosted by the British Embassy in Oslo.
Thursday, 7 May 2026 09:00–16:00 UTC+02
The project has explored the experiences and needs of three generations of children born of war (CBOW) in Europe, in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.
Friday, 30 Jan 2026
PRIO is offering a PhD-level course examining how gender shapes all phases of the conflict cycle—from conflict risk and prevention to mediation and peacemaking.
Monday, 1 Sep 2025
On 27–29 August, Torunn L. Tryggestad and Inger Skjelsbæk attended the Pan-European Conference of the European International Studies Association (EISA) in Bologna.
Friday, 11 Apr 2025
EuroWARCHILD project hosts workshop on Children Born of War (CBOW)
PRIO Blogs
Thursday, 12 Dec 2024
Every day, children are born in war and armed conflict, in Ukraine, on the Gaza Strip, in South Sudan, in Myanmar and elsewhere. Some of these children might have parents who are enemies, that is, parents who are on opposite sides of the conflict. Some of these children might have ...
Friday, 1 Nov 2024
PRIO Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk has been nominated for the prestigious Norwegian book award ‘Brageprisen 2024’ for her non-fiction book Sarajevos roser. Krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv [Sarajevo Rose: The war in Bosnia and its aftermath].
Tuesday, 8 Oct 2024 17:00–19:00 UTC+02
Velkommen til boklansering av Inger Skjelsbæks nye bok, hvor forfatteren vil presentere hvordan hun har brukt sin forskning om kjønn og seksuelle krigsforbrytelser som prisme for å undersøke en konflikt som fortsatt former verden.
Project
Jan 2025 – Dec 2027
Led by Pinar Tank. Funder: Research Council of Norway.
Jan 2014 –
Feb 2013 –
Led by Inger Skjelsbæk.
Jan 2013 –
Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.